Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-18
lIast week Editor stiver sof the

on our item about the proposed change
in the formation of legislatived d stricts: 4.
Aswe understand the ,poli,ical situs
ton in tLis dislrict,a ,reapportIonmeHt
was very necessary to promote Mr.. Letas
aspirations. Last fall r. G. Dunn, ,0f
the Princeton Union, was verv much
dissatisfied with the cut and dried
methods by which the Republican legis
lative matters were handled, and he said
some bitter things In his paper to that.
effect. Itwas understood that Mr.. Dunn i,
was an aspirant himself for legislative
honors, but later in the tcampaign Mr..
Damn swung into line for i the RepubIi.
can an!nominees and went to work with
vgor that compensated for his former
coo|ness. 1t was currently hsl,eved that
he WAS won over by promise of being
nominated by the next Republican legis
iative convention. Under this arrange
ment either Lee, Lam OF Hy mn would
have to drop out to make room for Dunn,
and as bolh Lum ana Flynn would be.
entitled, under prevailing political
usaxes, to tue endorsement of being at
east once 'renomlna,sd, Lee would be,
the one'to drop out, he having been;
elected to iprevi0us term. It is II ere
fore plain why Lee wanted to get rid Of:
Mile Lacs county. We think his rea
son for wanting Benton county out of.
1's district WAS because it is an over.
whelming}y Democratic county But.
reapportionment was defeated in the sen
ate, and it remains to be seen how Mr..
Dunns aspirations will be made to Ehar
monte with the interest of the gentle;
men named above. It looks as IF the
Legislative quilt would be- entirely too;
narrow to fit the exigencies of the case,
and as If Messrs. Lum aud Flynn would
not only be unwilling to. make room for
Mr. Dunn themselves, but would be
equally unwilling to lose the benefit of
having Mr.. Lee on their ticket. Had it:
not been for Lees influence last fall, the,
entire Republican ticket would have
been defeated, senator and all.
1t is certainly in the possibilities that
Mr., Lee will not be candidate in 1885,.
and granting that Todd county will have
a representative it does not follow that
he will he the men. 1t is understood
that there are other aspirants there, and
the proposed dlstrijt composed of Todd,
Morrison ard Wadena would have had
one senator fsnt' three representatives.
making it possible for the choice Of two
candidates from Todd; which fact is the
best explanation of Lees favoring the
scheme, considering that it also left
Senator Buckman in another district.
The "cut aud dried" business was as
conspicuous IN the Democratic cnnycn-
'ion as in any nominating body we
know Of: :and'tte lack Of harmony among
the delegates was apparent. We don't
mink that Mr.. Dunn or'any other citizen
Of Mile Lacs county had reason to
complain OF the treatment they received
from the Republicans, and the insinuation
that their support was secured by pledges
for the future is unfonnded. 1t lis no,
probable that any one mans aspirations
in 1888 will prevent the nom ination'of a
ticket that will sbs satisfactory to the
Republican party, although it may not
suit the Journal. Mr.. Lee should
receive credit for what he didifor the
ticket last fall, but others. are just a.
deserving. Mr.. Lum& work had 1ful]y
as much 10 do with the success of the
whole ticket as Mr.. Lees had, and we
believe that the former gentleman
! woaked the'harder for the straightridket
However, the Republican ticket was
elected under :adyerse conditions that
will probably not exist again for some
ime. And in the face of the fact rhat
the whole delegation deserve and receive
The hearty commcndat ion of their
constituents for the course pursued in
the legislature, the next contest cen b.
| ook ed'forward TO without much doubt
's to the result